Super typhoon Chan-hom waved towards eastern China in Shanghai on 11th July 2015,leading to evacuation of more than 865,000 people. The powerful storm could be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Zhejiang province.
The typhoon was around 115 kilometres (71 miles) southeast of Zhejiang province over the East China Sea packing winds of up to 187 km per hour. In addition to the large-scale evacuations, the province had called nearly 30,000 fishing boats back to port after waves reached up to 10 metres (33 feet) high off the coast, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Shanghai had issued the second most serious typhoon alert, according to the local government, but had so far ruled out a direct hit on the city of 23 million. Chan-hom was around 370 km from Shanghai.
The typhoon is the second storm to hit China in days after severe tropical storm Linfa made landfall on the coast of southern Guangdong province.
Some points to remember:
- Chan-hom caused 20 injuries as it moved over islands in southern Japan, Kyodo.
- The storm also dumped rain on the northern Philippines and was expected to pass by Taiwan, where several flights were suspended.
- The stock market and public offices were closed Friday in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital.
- The typhoon is the second storm to hit China in two days after severe tropical storm Linfa made landfall on the coast of southern Guangdong province.
- Typhoon Linfa displaced 56,000 people in southern China’s Guangdong province.
About Typhoon Chan-hom:
- It is the sixth tropical depression and the second tropical storm to develop during the 2009 Pacific typhoon season.
- first identified on May 2, 2009.
- In phillipens, it is known asTyphoon Emong.
